Crochet Pattern: All Purpose Scrubbie

Here is a scrubbie that is soft enough to shower and wash your face with and still tough enough to clean dirty pots and pans. I wouldn’t recommend using it for all of these at one time, so be sure to make enough to go around. No matter if you are a beginner or an advanced crocheter here is a pattern you can enjoy. It doesn’t take much yarn and can be whipped up fairly quickly. For extra scrubbing power, add some nylon netting.

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I came across your site by accident looking for a good pattern for baby booties that I was going to get my Grandma to translate for me (all of the little codes might as well be another language for me).

I found the listing of abbreviations so helpful. They must seem like insignificant details to regular crocheters because I could not find them anywhere else until I came to this site.

What you do is absolutely amazing !! You are so clever and I am so jealous !! 🙂

Now I can’t wait until I get home from work to start some patterns on my own 😀

A place marker helps you keep track of where one round ends and the next begins. You can use a piece of scrap yarn and put it into the stitch. More info on using place markers in crochet can be found in a post a wrote a while back. It’s in example 2 at the bottom.

a good idea would be to only sew the pieces halfway together and then attach a button or something so that u could use it in the shower and put a soap bar in it or something. Thanks for the pattern!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Deidre, the pattern in crocheted in the round like a spiral. There’s no need to join with a slip stitch. After each round don’t turn your work, simple continue to crochet in a circular fashion. Let me know if you need more help!

Hi Gail! It is similar to tulle, the material used to make tutus or the bottom of fluffy dresses. Nylon netting has slightly wider holes in it compared to tulle and are both usually sold next to each other in fabric stores. You can use either one!

I have found thee for sale from time to time and lately can not find them. Do any of you gals sell them and for how much? I really like these, but have no time to do this even if I crocheted, which I do not. Help.

Yes, it is the tulle. You can use any cotton yarn, some people even like to use acrylic yarn. I’ve made them with just yarn, just netting, and some with both held together. Feel free to try it out to see what you prefer!

When you put your netting strips together, you’ll need about the same amount as if you were using regular yarn. This pattern calls for about 30 yards. So you can buy a yard of netting and cut it into the strips until you have about 30 yards worth.

the pattern and picture given here is not the same as the picture of the twirly, two-colored scrubbie I clicked on. No matter whose page its pinned on, it’s the same picture I click on, and this pattern of the two plain circles comes up. How do I get the twirly, two-colored scrubbie in the original pinned picture? It is not on this page.

Hi Tana,
This pattern on this page is for the scrubbie that is pictured here (blue and white). It uses a yarn that has 2 colors in it so it gives the multicolored look. If you use a solid colored yarn you’ll get a solid colored scrubbie.

Just made this using Red Heart Scrubby yarn. Turned out really cute! I added an extra row because I wanted it a little bigger. I also found that you can avoid sewing them together if you slip stitch around. Then you can just chain the handle, slip stitch to the other side (I did it in 2 places to make it more sturdy), sc back across the handle and slip stitch again to join! Very easy!

LOL, the scrubby yarn is great, but the best is look carefully at all the washing instructions on the packaging both inside and out. Somebody was REALLY confused and has a TOTAL disconnect as to what I do with my dishcloths!

Hi Kathren! I find that it can depend on the yarn you use. It’s no different than washing anything else that is crocheted. They hold up well, but over time it will fade (if using cotton) and become worn. But that gives you reason to crochet even more 🙂

Dear Ms. Choi: I do not understand the Row 1 when you say to make two chains and place 6 single crochets in the second chain. Do I not join the chains in a circle, and how do you keep track of the rows. I also do not know how to finish off the pattern.

Hi Mary!
There is no need to join chains. Follow the instructions to chain 2, then make 6 sc into the second chain from your hook. This will create a tiny circle. To keep track of the rounds, place a stitch marker in your work at the end of the round. Here is a tutorial about using markers http://www.crochetspot.com/all-about-stitch-markers-in-crochet/
When it says to finish off, you will simply cut the yarn then weave in the end into your work to hide it. Let me know if you need more help with it!

Hi Jane! The nose and mouth can be done in a similar manner. You can adjust the shape by inserting your hook into different stitches. The mouth is usually done with a single “line” in the direction that you want it to be.